The most common form of teen crisis intervention is education. Pure and simple, the bottom line is that teenagers need hope and the hope has to be reality based. Reality dictates that the educated teen has far better prospects than his drop out peers. When a teen starts failing in school, he sometimes just simply […]
One type of teen crisis intervention that continues to be hotly debated is random drug testing conducted in our nation’s schools. Even parents who are well aware of the dangers that teen drug abuse represents for their teenagers are concerned about, not only civil rights issues, but the continued intrusion into the family by […]
Parents who bite the bullet and take the necessary steps to stop their troubled teens plunge into drugs are to be commended. It is a hard road to begin walking down, but the ultimate consequences of denial are far more painful.
The downward spiral for the drug addicted teen is rapid. One day your teen is […]
One front in the war on teen age drug abuse is the ongoing battle against meth. Meth takes an immeasurable toll on the communities it infests. Unlike other drug pursuits, meth carries with it the additional dangers of meth labs, volatile chemicals and explosions. Yet all drug battles need concerned citizens and funding. Take away […]
Teen crisis intervention is required, not only in our communities, but apparently in our country’s juvenile justice system as well. Earlier we posted on problems in Ohio. Another troubling problem plaguing the juvenile justice system is being scrutinized in Texas.
There has been increased concerns about juvenile offenders being subjected to adult justice. Many state […]
Restorative justice has a noble sound to it but it is yet to be seen if yet another hand-holding approach to juvenile delinquency will make much of a dent on teen age drug abuse or crime.
Restorative justice is premised on the idea that a criminal should not be prosecuted by the state, but, instead […]
You do not usually see the discipline that is handed out in boot camps practiced in a public high school, but then Tahlequah Alternative School is designed more along the lines of schools for troubled teens than your standard high school.
“Ninth-grader Dylan Yanez must hold his hands behind his back each time he walks across […]
Schools for troubled teens are certainly not limited to America. Almost every country has programs for troubled teens, some, such as those in the undeveloped middle eastern countries are brutal and no more than punitive prisons with no concern over the teen’s future. Western societies have long catered to their teenagers and troubled teen […]
That teens at risk have trouble comprehending cause and effect and the concept of consequences comes as no surprise. But now teenagers are dealing with drugs that have consequences beyond their own lives. I wonder if they would feel anymore compelled to stay far removed from any teen age drug abuse if they were […]
Many schools for troubled teens have found that animal assisted therapies work wonders with teens who are alienated and incapable of empathy or relationship.
Tipton, a boys boarding school for troubled teens describes their program this way:
“Animals ignite warmth in even the most withdrawn boy, putting him at ease and increasing his willingness to reach […]